Hello, It seems that the os.open API cannot distinguish between a permission error and the fact that a directory cannot be opened like files. The following script reproduces the scenario (tested on Python 3.8.2 (tags/v3.8.2:7b3ab59, Feb 25 2020, 22:45:29) [MSC v.1916 32 bit (Intel)] on win32) :
*import osos.system('mkdir someDirectory')open("someDirectory")* *Result:* *Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: 'someDirectory'* Kind regards, Rami Khaldi -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list